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CASPIR contains documents, images and history of Canada's military aviation. The personnel and aircraft data has been compiled using data provided by trusted Canadian military aviation historians and original source documents. Where possible source documents are linked.
Research

CASPIR Resources

RCAF Accident Cards (1939-1945) JA Griffin Documents 1968 and 2005 Obtaining a World War II Service File

External Resources

RCAF.info: Research Resources RCAF.info: Finding Your Family Records

Griffin Library, 17 Wing Winnipeg

John Griffin was a significant historian, documenting Canada's Military aircraft.
Aircraft

Military Aircraft Associated with Canadians Choose a Specific Aircraft Serial

Lancaster FM213

CWHM flies one of the two airworthy Lancasters in the world. FM213 is usually marked as KB726 honouring Andrew Mynarski, VC.
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Andrew Mynarski, VC

We Shall Remember Them.
History

Education & History
Start Here Glossary Canada and World War II Combatants & First Airmen Casualties Air Force Operations Battle of Britain Women in War War Artists Canada in Korean Air War 1950-1953

Blogs & Articles
CASPIR Overview First World War Neighbourhood - Dufferin & Dupont Canada's First Military Aeroplane 1917

"A" Able flying through the Eiffel Tower? (although this event likely happened, this photograph is likely fake.) It is signed by the late Bill Bryant RAF who was the navigator of that aircraft piloted by Bob Boorman RCAF. The caption reads "This Stars Stripes photograph was taken on 14 September 1944 and shows a Mosquito Mk XIII of 409 Squadron RCAF. Pilot - W/O Bob Boorman RCAF Navigator F/S Bill Bryant RAF Flying through the Eiffel Tower."
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Westbrook, Kenneth (Warrant Officer 2nd Class)

Prisoner of War 1942-March-08

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Birth Date: unkown date

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Home: Rouleau, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

162 (RCM) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
One Time, One Purpose

Base

Rank

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Position

Service Numbers

R/70530
PoW: 225507

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Rouleau, Saskatchewan

Aircraft ditched in the sea off the coast of Rhodes, Greece during an operational flight. Means of loss not found.

POWs: Sergeant Kenneth Westbrook RCAF R/70530 POW Stalag Luft L6 Heydekrug, POW# 225507. Lt Phillip Thomas Windley Baker RN POW camp not listed. Sergeant John Alexander Drever RAF POW camp not listed, POW# 59. Sergeant A Levy RAF POW Stalag 344, Lamsdorf POW# 80258. Sergeant Arthur Frederick Murrell RAF POW Wolfsberg, POW# 9436. Sergeant Robert Cyril Rawlins RAF POW camp not listed, POW# 75. Sergeant Robert George Tregenza RAF POW Stalag 4B Muhlberg, POW# 225505.

Unit Desciption

162 (RCM) Sqn One Time, One Purpose (162 Radio Counter Measures (RAF))

Reformation in World War II

The squadron reformed on 1 January 1942 at RAF Kabrit, Egypt and was equipped with Wellingtons and Blenheim aircraft on radio jamming operations against the Afrika Korps. It was disbanded on 25 September 1944 and reformed at RAF Bourn on 18 December 1944 as a Mosquito squadron on operations over Germany as part of the Light Night Striking Force. It was finally disbanded on 14 July 1946, having transferred to RAF Transport Command operating a mail service.

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